[Economic Indicators April, 1995]
[Page Number 23]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



 
CONSUMER PRICES--ALL URBAN CONSUMERS

In March, the consumer price index for all urban consumers rose 0.2 
percent seasonally adjusted (it rose 0.3 percent not seasonally 
adjusted). The index was 2.9 percent above its year-earlier level.
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                                                        [1982-84=100, except as noted; monthly data seasonally adjusted, except as noted]                                                       
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                                                 All items \1\                                  Housing                                        Transportation                                   
                                              ------------------        -------------------------------------------------------         ---------------------------                             
                                                                                                  Shelter                                                                                  All  
                                                 Not                               ------------------------------------                                                                   items 
                                               season-  Season-                                        Home-             Fuel   Apparel                             Medical                less 
                    Period                       ally     ally    Food                      Renters'  owners'  Mainte-    and     and                 New    Motor    care   Energy \2\    food 
                                               adjust-  adjust-          Total \1\            costs    costs    nance    other   upkeep  Total \1\   cars    fuel                          and  
                                                  ed       ed                        Total    (Dec.    (Dec.     and    utili-                                                            energy
                                                (NSA)                                         1982=    1982=   repairs   ties                                                                   
                                                                                              100)     100)     (NSA)                                                                           
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Rel. imp.\3\.................................    100.0  .......    15.8      41.2     28.0      8.0      19.9      0.2     7.1      5.7      17.1      4.1     3.1     7.3        7.0       77.2
1985.........................................    107.6  .......   105.6     107.7    109.8    115.4     113.1    106.5   106.5    105.0     106.4    106.1    98.7   113.5      101.6      109.1
1986.........................................    109.6  .......   109.0     110.9    115.8    121.9     119.4    107.9   104.1    105.9     102.3    110.6    77.1   122.0       88.2      113.5
1987.........................................    113.6  .......   113.5     114.2    121.3    128.1     124.8    111.8   103.0    110.6     105.4    114.6    80.2   130.1       88.6      118.2
1988.........................................    118.3  .......   118.2     118.5    127.1    133.6     131.1    114.7   104.4    115.4     108.7    116.9    80.9   138.6       89.3      123.4
1989.........................................    124.0  .......   125.1     123.0    132.8    138.9     137.3    118.0   107.8    118.6     114.1    119.2    88.5   149.3       94.3      129.0
1990.........................................    130.7  .......   132.4     128.5    140.0    146.7     144.6    122.2   111.6    124.1     120.5    121.0   101.2   162.8      102.1      135.5
1991.........................................    136.2  .......   136.3     133.6    146.3    155.6     150.2    126.3   115.3    128.7     123.8    125.3    99.4   177.0      102.5      142.1
1992.........................................    140.3  .......   137.9     137.5    151.2    160.9     155.3    128.6   117.8    131.9     126.5    128.4    99.0   190.1      103.0      147.3
1993.........................................    144.5  .......   140.9     141.2    155.7    165.0     160.2    130.6   121.3    133.7     130.4    131.5    98.0   201.4      104.2      152.2
1994.........................................    148.2  .......   144.3     144.8    160.5    169.4     165.5    130.8   122.8    133.4     134.3    136.0    98.5   211.0      104.6      156.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1994:                                                                                                                                                                                           
  Mar .......................................    147.2    147.1   142.9     143.9    159.0    167.6     164.1    129.3   123.2    133.7     132.8    134.5    96.6   208.1      103.8      155.5
  Apr .......................................    147.4    147.4   143.2     144.0    159.3    167.6     164.4    130.2   122.9    133.6     133.2    135.0    96.7   209.2      103.6      155.8
  May .......................................    147.5    147.6   143.5     144.3    159.7    168.1     164.8    131.0   122.6    133.9     132.8    135.4    95.4   209.9      102.7      156.2
  June ......................................    148.0    148.1   143.9     144.4    159.8    168.5     164.9    131.5   122.6    134.7     133.7    135.9    96.1   210.7      103.0      156.7
  July ......................................    148.4    148.5   144.7     144.7    160.2    168.5     165.3    131.3   122.8    134.2     134.7    136.5    98.8   211.5      104.4      157.0
  Aug .......................................    149.0    149.1   145.4     145.1    160.9    169.2     166.1    131.2   123.0    133.0     136.0    136.9   101.8   212.4      105.9      157.4
  Sept ......................................    149.4    149.4   145.7     145.4    161.3    169.1     166.8    131.6   122.6    133.1     136.2    137.5   101.1   213.3      105.3      157.7
  Oct .......................................    149.5    149.6   145.8     145.7    161.8    169.7     167.3    130.8   122.6    132.8     136.1    137.6   100.4   214.3      105.0      158.0
  Nov .......................................    149.7    149.8   146.0     145.9    162.2    170.2     167.7    131.2   122.9    132.4     136.3    137.4   101.1   215.2      105.5      158.3
  Dec .......................................    149.7    150.1   147.1     145.9    162.3    170.1     167.8    132.7   122.7    132.1     136.6    137.6   101.3   216.2      105.4      158.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                
1995:                                                                                                                                                                                           
  Jan........................................    150.3    150.6   146.7     146.5    162.8    170.5     168.4    133.1   123.3    133.0     137.4    137.7   101.7   216.9      105.7      159.2
  Feb........................................    150.9    151.0   147.1     146.9    163.3    171.0     168.9    133.8   123.3    132.2     137.9    138.1   101.3   217.6      105.6      159.6
  Mar........................................    151.4    151.3   147.1     147.2    163.8    172.0     169.2    134.2   123.1    132.2     138.7    138.1   100.9   218.2      105.1      160.1
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    \1\ Includes items not shown 
separately.
    \2\ Household fuels--gas 
(piped), electricity, fuel oil, 
etc.--and motor fuel. Motor oil, 
coolant, etc. excluded beginning 
1983.
    \3\ Relative importance, 
December 1994.

    Note.--Data beginning 1983 
incorporate a rental equivalence 
measure for homeownership costs.
    Source: Department of Labor, 
Bureau of Labor Statistics.